Category Archives: School Fundraisers

Nelson’s Terry Fox run will take place on Friday starting at 1:30pm.  Nelson students will be meeting in the gym for 2 separate assemblies. The Intermediates will assemble at 1:15 and then head out for their run and then the Primaries will assemble at 1:35 before heading out for their run. Students will be asked to think about how Terry Fox set the bar high for himself when he started his Marathon of Hope, saying, “Nobody is ever going to call me a quitter.” He never quit in his effort to help others suffering from cancer, and neither will Nelson students.All this week Nelson students and teachers have been encouraged to bring in at least one toonie and donate more if they’re able through School Cash Online. We have the fundraising goal of $2,000 and I think we can make it!
Let’s! Go! Nelson!
Please ensure your child dresses for the weather tomorrow. Comfortable shoes and an appropriate jacket (and hat) for rain or shine. Terry ran a marathon a day in all weather, we will run rain or shine in the memory of his incredible courage and determination. Please also send a water bottle as students will not be going in and out of the school to get water from the fountains.
Thank you to our volunteer parents and if any other parents would like to join us in running around the lower field, please join us after our assembly at ~1:50.
Any questions, please contact me at stephanie.watt@burnabyschools.ca

Last week, for the 40th year in a row, Nelson students participated in:
Participating in Jump Rope for Heart helps Nelson students learn the importance of physical activity, healthy eating and giving to others. It also teaches them how to recognize the signs of a stroke so that they may be able to help in a family members time of need.
We jumped with our buddies outside on Wednesday and then with our friends in Ms Tsumori’s class on Thursday in the gymnasium.
Click on the below picture to see us having fun and exercising our hearts!

Yay Nelson!! I have just received word of our grand total for our Terry Fox Run in September. A big thank you to all of our fundraisers this year. It was not an easy year to raise money and we beat our goal of $2,000. by more than 50%!
As for our school total…Drumroll please…
$3, 104.75

Nelson students participated in our 32nd annual Terry Fox Run on Fri. Sept. 24th. We have a goal of $2,000 and after a week of fundraising during a pandemic, we raised an incredible amount of money for the Terry Fox Foundation! Way to go Nelson!!
We continue to be one of the highest fundraising schools in Burnaby with fundraising totals over the last few years being:
2017 ~ $2, 802          2018 ~ $2, 030
2019 ~ $3, 000
Nelson students will find out what their fundraising total is in the new year!

CLICK on Terry to see runners in action!

Nelson’s Terry Fox run will take place on Friday at 1:45pm.  Nelson will be meeting on Zoom to remember Terry and think about what’s possible, if we just Try like Terry. Then classes will be warming up and then running together on our usual routes around the school! All this week Nelson students and teachers are being encouraged to donate at least one toonie through School Cash Online and have the fundraising goal of $2,000…but I think we can beat it by at least 50%. Let’s! Go! Nelson!

Friday, March 13th is Jump Day!
We will be joining our big buddies in the gym on Friday at 2:00 to participate in Jump Rope for Heart 2020! We’ll be skipping for an hour and participating in many challenges along with Ms. Sam and Mr. Tesan’s classes. Everyone’s been working hard on their skipping moves and I’m so excited for all the fun! Remember to keep collecting pledges and return your envelopes on the 1st day back after Spring Break! Remember to wear runners and comfortable, cool clothing for an hour of jumping! Don’t forget to bring your water bottle as well! Go Nelson Go!